Supreme Court asks Parliament to frame laws to bar those accused of crimes from fighting elections
Political parties have to display the criminal record of candidates who contest on their ticket on their official websites, a five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court directed on September 25, 2018. Parties should also issue a declaration on the criminal antecedents of their candidates in a widely circulated publication, said a Bench led by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra.
National Sports Awards 2018: full list of winners of Khel Ratna, Arjuna Awards, Dronacharya Awards
Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli, and weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu, the first Indian to win gold at the World Championships in more than two decades, received the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award on Tuesday, the highest sporting honour in the country.
Lawyers elected as lawmakers can practice in courts: SC
The Supreme Court on Tuesday held that there is no bar on MPs and MLAs doubling up as lawyers. The judgment by a three-judge Bench of Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra and Justices A.M. Khanwilkar and D.Y. Chandrachud comes as a great relief for many sitting MPs across the political parties who are practising lawyers in the Supreme Court and various high courts.
Congress finds it easier to mudsling govt than involve in debates on development, says PM
The Congress is indulging in mud-slinging against the government because it finds it easier than debating on issues like development, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday, in an apparent reference to allegations on the Rafale fighter aircraft deal.
Rewari gang rape case: bail plea of accused rejected, prime accused remanded in judicial custody till Oct. 5
The Mahendergarh court in Haryana on Tuesday turned down the bail plea of ''quack doctor'' Sanjeev, an accused in the Rewari gang rape case, after the Special Investigation Team (SIT) argued that more arrests were to be made in the case.
Instagram co-founders resign from social media company
The co-founders of Instagram are resigning their positions with the social media company. Chief Executive Kevin Systrom said in a statement late Monday that he and Mike Krieger plan to leave the company in the next few weeks. Mr. Krieger is chief technical officer. They founded the photo-sharing app in 2010 and sold it to Facebook in 2012 for about $1 billion.
Injured Commander Abhilash Tomy hospitalised
A day after he was rescued from the Indian Ocean off Australia, Indian sailor Abhilash Tomy, who suffered a grievous back injury while participating in the Golden Globe race, has been admitted to a hospital in a remote island, a Defence spokesman said on Tuesday.
MS Dhoni leads India for 200th time
Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Tuesday had a date with destiny as he got to lead India for the 200th time in ODIs, nearly two years after giving up captaincy on his own terms.
China hopes Maldives will back Belt and Road Initiative, FTA
China on Tuesday signalled its expectation that the newly elected government in Maldives will continue to back the Beijing-led Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) as well as the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) reached with the outgoing administration of Abdulla Yameen.
Swedish PM Stefan Lofven ousted in no-confidence vote
Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven lost a mandatory confidence vote in parliament on Tuesday, which means he will have to step down. Voters delivered a hung parliament in the Sept. 9 general election with Mr. Lofven's centre-left bloc garnering 144 seats, one more than the centre-right opposition Alliance.